Agenda

SBSTA Chair's corner

Information on a joint statement plenary

To respond to continued requests and support from Parties to improve time management at sessions and as
encouraged by SBI 46 (see FCCC/SBI/2017/7, para. 114), a joint plenary meeting of the SBSTA and the
SBI is planned for the afternoon of Tuesday, 14 November, upon completion of the SB opening
plenaries, to hear statements from Parties and observer organizations. We would like to
encourage Parties and observer organizations to deliver concise statements, with a
requested time limit of three minutes for statements made on behalf of a group of Parties, and of two
minutes for statements by Parties and observer organizations. To enhance the transparency and
accessibility of statements and to facilitate the work of the interpreters, we would like to invite
Parties to upload their full statements on the submission
portalas soon as possible and at the latest by the opening of the session.
Observer organizations are encouraged to send their statements to the secretariat by email to cool@unfccc.int.
We thank Parties for their continued support in this matter and remain yours sincerely,